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LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

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Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.
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Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.
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Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt
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Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.
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Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.
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Base rate

What's the base rate?
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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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